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Madonna col Bambino e i santi Paolo e Pietro San Giovanni d'Asso
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Artist: Ugolino di Nerio
Year: 1325-1330
Current location: Museo degli Uffizi a Firenze
Original location: San Pietro in Villore
DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION
Dimensions: 148 x 152 cm
The fragmentary inscriptions on the frame identify the saints flanking the Madonna and Child: on the left, Paul, holding the sword symbolizing his martyrdom, and on the right, Peter, holding the keys that open the gates of the Kingdom of Heaven.
To create a more realistic effect, both the sword and the keys were made using a thin metal sheet, which has since been lost.
The spires surmounting the altarpiece form another triad with Christ the Redeemer giving a blessing at the center.
On the left is the holy deacon Stephen, the first martyr, with his head bleeding, and on the right is the holy apostle Andrew, brother of Saint Peter.
The triptych, originally from the church of San Pietro in Villore in San Giovanni d'Asso, was sold to the Contini Bonacossi couple in 1938 by the Gori-Pannilini family, who held the patronage of the oratory.
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